It is with great pleasure that we introduce you to Dr. Pearl Brower, our newest board member at Storyknife. We are growing! Dr. Brower is currently the President of Iḷisaġvik College, Alaska’s only Tribal College. She has been with the College since 2007 working in External Relations, Institutional Advancement, Student Services, and Marketing. She has servedContinue reading “We are proud to announce a new board member, Pearl Kiyawn Brower”
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We are proud to announce a new board member, Katherine Gottlieb
We are proud to announce that Katherine Gottlieb is the newest member of Storyknife’s Board of Directors. Prior, she was a member of our advisory council. She has been part of Storyknife’s history even before the actual organization came into being. Katherine Gottlieb is President and CEO of Southcentral Foundation, the non-profit health arm ofContinue reading “We are proud to announce a new board member, Katherine Gottlieb”
Writing with no expectations
We are grateful for this blog post by July’s fellow, Sharbari Ahmed: “Sometimes having no expectations is the best way to approach the unknown. That is how I traveled to Homer, and the Storyknife Residency; an overpacked suitcase (I wore the same pants every day for two weeks, fancy skinny jeans were left untouched) andContinue reading “Writing with no expectations”
Storyknife Progress
The first two weeks of September have been a glorious end to summer here at Storyknife. In fact, it’s been a year stuffed full of goodness. In the beginning of the year, the board of Storyknife and I worked with the Foraker Group as part of the Pre-Development Program. We talked about dreams, goals, aContinue reading “Storyknife Progress”
Sue’s Cabin
In December, beloved mystery writer, Sue Grafton passed away. A #1 New York Times-bestselling author, Sue Grafton published in twenty-eight countries and in twenty-six languages—including Estonian, Bulgarian, and Indonesian. Books in her alphabet series, beginning with A is for Alibi in 1982 and most recently, Y is for Yesterday, are international bestsellers with readership inContinue reading “Sue’s Cabin”
One Cabin Left!
As of January 22, 2018, funding has been secured or pledged for five of the six cabins that will comprise the Storyknife Writers Retreat. Each of the cabins will be named for an Alaskan woman of distinction. There is one more cabin that is available for support. Donations in the amount of $50,000 give theContinue reading “One Cabin Left!”
Create the Change You Want to See – #WomensVoicesMatter
Dear Friends of Storyknife, We have all come so far in the last year, sometimes in amazing and sometimes in devastating ways. Here at Storyknife, we have raised almost half of what we need to build the physical part of a writers’ retreat for women. But Storyknife is not all about the buildings, not allContinue reading “Create the Change You Want to See – #WomensVoicesMatter”
October Gifts
It’s October, which means that the Frederica Cabin is empty for the first time in four months. Since June 1, there has been a woman writer sitting at the desk, looking out at Mt. Iliamna, and writing her heart out. Mairéad, Megan, Bea, and Ruby. Four gifted women who have been gifts for Dana andContinue reading “October Gifts”
A foundation of generosity…
Summer is slipping past us. At Storyknife, we’ve been hosting a new writer in residence each month. In June, Mairéad Byrne stayed in the Frederica cabin and drafted new poetry. July found Megan Donnelly there writing up a storm. Bea Chang drove up the Al-Can from Seattle for her residency in August. We have oneContinue reading “A foundation of generosity…”
By Leaps and Bounds
We are delighted to announce that Storyknife Writers Retreat has raised enough funds that with a 2-to-1 matching donation from Peggy Shumaker and Joe Usibelli, the main house can be built and dedicated to Homer writer Eva Saulitis! Starting in November last year, donations were solicited via a crowd-funding campaign to build Eva’s House, theContinue reading “By Leaps and Bounds”
